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Golf betting tips: Phoenix Open, Qatar Masters and LIV Las Vegas
This week our expert’s golf betting tips cover the PGA Tour Phoenix Open, the DP World Tour Qatar Masters and the LIV Las Vegas event
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The best-attended tournament in golf, the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open, is the headline act on a triple bill of action this week that also features the Qatar Masters on the DP World Tour and LIV Golf Las Vegas.
Scottie Scheffler, who is bidding for three in a row at Arizona’s raucous TPC Scottsdale, is the 9/2 favourite to retain the Phoenix Open title and become the first man since Steve Stricker to win the same event in three successive seasons.
In-form Rasmus Hojgaard is 10/1 to win at Qatar’s Doha Golf Club while Jon Rahm is 15/4 to triumph on his second LIV start at Las Vegas Country Club, which hosts the breakaway circuit on a weekend when the Super Bowl takes place in the famous Nevada city.
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Phoenix Open golf betting tips
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Resurgent Thomas to rise in Phoenix
Scottie Scheffler merits enormous respect in his bid for a Phoenix three-peat but the world No.1 could be upstaged by a resurgent Justin Thomas, who appears to be back to his best after a spell in the doldrums.
Thomas is winless since claiming the 2022 US PGA Championship at Southern Hills but his previous five starts have produced form figures of 5-4-3-3-6 as he has emerged from the biggest slump of an otherwise ultra-consistent career.
He has been striking his irons superbly, which is a significant asset at Scottsdale, and he loves the Stadium Course having finished third, third, 13th, eighth and fourth in the past five Phoenix Opens.
Tip: Outright winner – Justin Thomas @ 9/1 with bet365
In-form An can be the man
With ball-striking to the fore in the desert, don’t ignore the claims of An Byeong-hun, who has been in fine form over the last few months and looks ready to record an overdue first PGA Tour win.
The Korean boasts solid Phoenix form figures of 6-24-20-9-53 and he is playing better than ever, having finished fourth or higher in four of his last eight PGA Tour events.
Tip: Outright winner – An Byeong-hun @ 30/1 with bet365
Qatar Masters golf betting tips
- Outright winner – Richard Mansell @ 33/1 with bet365
- Outright winner – Ewen Ferguson @ 33/1 with bet365
Mansell can drive his way to glory
Doha Golf Club, a vast, exposed desert layout, has been a haven for big hitters whenever the wind is down and Richard Mansell can take full advantage of advantageous conditions to claim a DP World Tour breakthrough win.
Mansell, one of the best drivers on the circuit, began the year with form figures of 14-25-9 and he opted to skip last week’s Bahrain Championship with this more suitable test in mind.
A slow start meant a missed cut on his Doha debut last season but significant improvement can be expected this week.
Tip: Outright winner – Richard Mansell @ 33/1 with bet365
Ferguson to shine in Doha
Ewen Ferguson adores Doha Golf Club and the Scot, a Qatar Masters champion at the venue in 2022, should go close again.
Ferguson produced a stout title defence when 16th in the 2023 event, held in October that year, and he has played well in two of his three 2024 spins, including when 11th at the Dubai Invitational.
Tip: Outright winner – Ewen Ferguson @ 33/1 with bet365
LIV Golf Las Vegas golf betting tips
Brooks looks likely to contend
It’s surely only a matter of time before Jon Rahm wins on the LIV Tour but the Spaniard is a short price to break through at Las Vegas Country Club, where five-time major winner Brooks Koepka looks a better bet at the available odds.
Koepka finished fifth at Mayakoba last week, carding three solid rounds of 69-68-68, and he was notably accurate off the tee, ranking first in fairways hit. On a tight, tree-lined venue where accuracy is paramount, Koepka’s precision could count for plenty.
Tip: Outright winner – Brooks Koepka @ 12/1 with bet365
Talor made for challenge
Talor Gooch was the star of the 2023 LIV season, claiming titles in Adelaide, Singapore and Andalucia, and the prolific Oklahoman can kick-start his 2024 campaign with a title in the second event.
Gooch should enjoy this accuracy test and last week’s 15th-place finish in Mayakoba, where he improved with every round, was a decent warm-up for this more suitable assignment.